A l'arrivée du B-21, B-1 et B-2 retirés du service, pas le B-52...
Publié : mer. févr. 14, 2018 12:24 am
C'est du moins ce qui est écrit dans cet article de Air Force Magazine... :
http://www.airforcemag.com/Features/Pag ... m_campaign
http://www.airforcemag.com/Features/Pag ... m_campaign
Si c'est vraiment ce qui doit se passer, j'étais déjà un grand admirateur du B-52, mais là...In judging which older bombers to retain, USAF chose the B-52 over its younger stablemates because of the aircraft’s versatile conventional payload, comparatively lower maintenance needs and the ability to carry the new Long Range Standoff cruise missile, or LRSO. The B-1, meanwhile, is labor-intensive and treaty-prohibited from carrying cruise missiles, and the B-2 fleet, at only 20 aircraft, is considered too expensive per airplane to retain beyond the early 2030s.
